oligarch

ol·i·garch | \ ˈä-lə-ˌgärk

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Definition of oligarch

: a member or supporter of an oligarchy

Examples of oligarch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The relationship with al Muhandis extends to al Maliki’s oligarchs. — Zack Kopplin, The New Republic, "Before the U.S. Bombed Soleimani’s Terrorists, It Bribed Them," 10 Jan. 2020 In the videos, Strache promised government contracts in exchange for political donations from a woman posing as a member of a Russian oligarch family. — Washington Post, "Sebastian Kurz is poised to become the world’s youngest government leader — for the second time," 2 Jan. 2020 The new options contemplate targeting key leaders in the security services and the military and potentially some oligarchs. — Author: Ellen Nakashima, Anchorage Daily News, "U.S. CyberCom contemplates information warfare to counter Russian interference in 2020 election," 26 Dec. 2019 At the beginning of the year, then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, an oligarch who had come into power after his Moscow-friendly predecessor was toppled in 2014, was putting the squeeze on Kobolyev. — Michael Biesecker, Twin Cities, "Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal," 23 Dec. 2019 The region’s affinity for the wild West returned with a vengeance as oligarchs, local criminals and chancers tussled for dominance. — The Economist, "Siberia is an empty land filled with contradictions," 21 Dec. 2019 DJs making bank Reductively, DJs just push buttons to play other people’s music -- but in the EDM decade festivals, Vegas nightclubs, liquor brands and oil oligarchs threw loads and loads of money at these button-pushers. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "The Top 100 Moments of the EDM Decade," 17 Dec. 2019 Who is, like, [President Vladimir] Putin’s favorite oligarch. — Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, "“Spreading Corruption Is a Russian Government Foreign Policy”," 27 Nov. 2019 The oligarch’s foundation continued as a patron until last year, when sanctions were imposed on him and his company, and the Justice Department told the park’s caretakers to stop taking his money. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: The return of Eve Babitz," 8 Oct. 2019

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“Oligarch.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oligarchs. Accessed 19 January 2020.

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